Beyond the Hearing Aid – The Impact of Hearing Loss in the Classroom and Strategies for Access

by Krista Yuskow

Physical presence in a classroom, in no way, guarantees a student who is hard of hearing equal access to the auditory curriculum. There are numerous barriers to this access, many of which are overlooked. In this course, barriers that impact access and practical strategies to overcome these barriers will be discussed.

Course Curriculum

    1. Course Handouts

    2. Beyond the Hearing Aids – Module 1 – 14 minutes

    3. Beyond the Hearing Aids – Module 2 – 19 minutes

    4. Beyond the Hearing Aids – Module 3 – 14 minutes

    5. Beyond the Hearing Aids – Module 4 – 17 minutes

    6. Beyond the Hearing Aids – Module 5 – 22 minutes

    7. Quiz - Beyond the Hearing Aids

    8. COURSE EVALUATION - Beyond the Hearing Aids

    9. ASHA Verification Form - Beyond the Hearing Aids

    10. LSLS CEU Letter - Beyond the Hearing Aids

    11. RID Directions for Interpreters

3 Learner Outcomes

  • Understand how access to the foundations of learning, specific to students who are deaf/hard of hearing, can impact outcomes
  • Recognize curricular and non-curricular activities, during which access may be a concern
  • Describe different strategies and hearing device retention accessories to assist in keeping hearing devices on young children

Meet Your Instructor

Krista Yuskow

Krista Yuskow: Over the course of her 25-year career Dr. Yuskow has worked in several environments in the U.S., New Zealand and Canada, delivering audiological services to patients of all ages. Dr. Yuskow has held lecturer and instructor status at the University of Alberta and Grant MacEwan University and continues to guest lecture extensively about educational audiology. Special areas of expertise include optimizing educational and curricular auditory access for students who are hard of hearing as well as self-determination development and its application to students with hearing loss. Dr. Yuskow is a regular contributor to the Supporting Success for Students with Hearing Loss website, the audiology consultant to Brainworks, a Kids with Cancer technology support program, is very active within the Educational Audiology Association.